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GEOG 3445 - Global Environmental Issues
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course focuses on the science, politics, and geography of global environmental issues. Advancing human and physical geographic concepts, theories and models this course will use a spatial approach to address environmental issues, discourses, and worldviews. Specific topics of study include: sustainable development; the biodiversity crisis; globalization and environmental politics; geopolitics and environmental security; and ecological modernization.
Recommended Preparation: A previous course in Geography.
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GEOG 3447 - Parks and Protected Areas
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course will emphasize social and environmental science-based management in both provincial and national park systems. It will explore park formation, policies, planning and resource conservation from within a park and protected areas management framework.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2333 or GEOG 2337 or GEOG 2443 or GEOG 2445 .
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GEOG 3553 - Spatial Analysis and GIS
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course is designed to advance knowledge in spatial methods and science with specific emphasis on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing. Important principles and concepts of GIS/Remote Sensing are expanded beyond those introduced in the prerequisites.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2553 or GEOG 2555 or consent of the department.
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GEOG 4129 - Advanced Field Study in Physical Geography (formerly GEOG 3129)
Credit(s): 3
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work
3 week field school
This course is a continuation of the Field Study in physical geography course. Students practice field research and reconnaissance survey techniques in physical geography, as applied to regions within and outside of North America. Group travel-study is combined with formal instruction during the course. Pre-Field School classes are also included.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 3109 .
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel associated with the international field school experience.
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GEOG 4199 - Directed Readings
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Directed Reading
Subject to the approval of the Chair.
Directed Readings are intended to provide a more flexible approach for
students who want to pursue and receive credit in areas of study which are
of particular interest to them. Two Directed Reading courses can be used
for graduation purposes but they must be in different disciplines. A Directed
Reading cannot replicate an existing course. The objectives of the Directed
Reading course(s) must be filed in the Office of the Registrar and will be
made available to any institution requesting them for evaluation purposes.
Arrangements for Directed Readings must be completed on or before the Add/
Drop deadline.
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GEOG 4329 - Advanced Field Study in Human Geography (formerly GEOG 3329)
Credit(s): 3
3 week field school
This course is a continuation of the Field Study in Human Geography course. Students practice field research and reconnaissance survey techniques in human geography, as applied to regions within and outside of North America. Group travel-study is combined with formal instruction during the course. Pre-Field School classes are also included.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 3309 .
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel associated with the international field school experience.
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GEOG 4440 - Sustainable Development Geography
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course is about the spatial patterns of sustainable development. It offers a critical exploration of the development studies field, as well as the practices and experiences of development throughout the world. Course topics include: a critical analysis of the idea and concept of development; the role of the environment in development; the intersection of governance, capitalism, and development; and an exploration of specific cases from the developing and developed world.
Prerequisite(s): One of GEOG 2333 , GEOG 2335 , GEOG 2337 , GEOG 2443 , GEOG 2445 , GEOG 3447 , ECON 2261 , SLGY 4421 , or consent of the department.
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GEOL 1101 - Physical Geology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course provides a study of the principles of physical geology. Topics include: the classification and identification of rocks and minerals; processes in the earth’s interior; plate tectonics and mountain building; surface processes and geologic hazards; and geologic resources, and an introduction to geologic time.
Note: Credit can only be obtained for one of Geology 1101, 1120, or 2209.
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 2
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GEOL 1103 - Historical Geology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
A study of the earth’s geologic history as interpreted from sedimentary rocks. Emphasis will be on rock types and fossils, and their stratigraphic and environmental significance, as they relate to the physical and organic evolution of North America, from Precambrian to Recent times.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1101 with a grade of C- or higher.
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 2
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GEOL 1109 - Introduction to Geology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Topics covered in this course include basic concepts regarding the major features of the earth: its rock and mineral composition; processes controlling erosion, deposition and surface structures; formation of the landscape; the history of the earth; plate tectonics and geologic hazards and how it all relates to you.
Note: Designed primarily for non-science students.
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 2
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GEOL 1151 - Introduction to the Petroleum Industry
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
An overview of the history, operations and technical aspects of the petroleum industry. The course content will emphasize the geologic occurrence of petroleum. Topics include: origin, migration and occurrence of petroleum; methods of exploration; and production and uses of petroleum.
Note: A non-science background is assumed.
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 2
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GEOL 2103 - Minerals and Rocks
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course focuses on the identification of rocks and rock forming minerals in hand sample and under the binocular microscope. Included are rock classification schemes; the interpretation of rock textures and structures; an introduction to the petrographic microscope; orthoscopic optical techniques and elementary petrography.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1201 with a minimum grade of C- and GEOL 1103 with a minimum grade of B- or consent of the department.
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GEOL 2105 - Structural Geology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course will introduce orthographic and stereographic techniques used to examine tectonic structures. Students will also study the classification of tectonic structures, geological maps and cross sections, the mechanical principles involved in the deformation of rocks and the manipulation of structural data.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1103 with a grade of B- or higher and consent of the department.
Note: There will be a weekend field trip during the course. Students will be required to cover food and accommodation costs.
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GEOL 2107 - Palaeontology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
Principles of classification, comparison of fossil with modern forms, morphology of invertebrate fossils, their evolutionary history and paleoecologic significance.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1103 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 2109 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course is an introduction to stratigraphic principles and sedimentary processes. Included are the properties, classification and interpretation of sedimentary rocks, stratigraphic nomenclature and stratigraphic relationships and interpretations.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1103 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 2111 - Crystallography and Optical Mineralogy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
External and internal symmetry, chemistry, structure and conoscopic optical properties of crystalline material as a basis for more refined dentification of rockforming minerals.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2103 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 2151 - Environmental Geology and Earth Resources
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Environmental geology involves the application of geological information to environmental problems. This course examines the interaction between man and the environment from a geological perspective with an emphasis on natural resource development in Western Canada.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1101 or GEOL 1101 or GEOL 1109 .
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GEOL 2153 - Natural Hazards and Disasters
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course examines natural disasters and provides a survey of important historical and recent disasters from a geologic perspective. Topics covered include: earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, landslides, mudflows, flooding, climate change, droughts and extraterrestrial impacts. The lab component of this course involves two one day field trips to examine locally occurring natural hazards.
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1101 or GEOL 1101 or GEOL 1109 .
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GEOL 2155 - Geological History of Life
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
The history of life from the earliest records to the present Fossils, geological time, extinction, evolution. The rise and development of various animals and plants including trilobites, ammonites, dinosaurs, and horses.
Recommended Preparation: GEOL 1109 .
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 3
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GEOL 2157 - Water: Geologic and Geographic Issues
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course will introduce students to the science of water and emphasize its geological and geographical occurrence on our planet. The hydrologic cycle will be studied in depth. Case studies will examine historical uses, current usage and potential future challenges.
Prerequisite(s): One of BIOL 1205 , BIOL 1212 , BIOL 1216 , CHEM 1203 , CHEM 2211 , GEOG 1101 , GEOG 1105 , GEOG 2437 , GEOL 1101 , GEOL 1103 or GEOL 1109 with a grade of C- or higher or consent of the department.
Note: Only one of GEOL 2157 and GEOG 2127 may be used for graduation purposes.
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 3
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GEOL 2300 - Geological Field Methods I
Credit(s): 1.5
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work
5-day field school
An introduction to field geology during five days of geological field work in Mesozoic and Palaeozoic rocks near Calgary. Students explore local and regional lithostratigraphy and are introduced to techniques of geological mapping. Emphasis is placed on the detailed measurement and description of sedimentary rocks in the field and the application of geologic concepts to practical problems. This course is offered during a special session immediately preceding the Fall Semester and must be taken by those enrolling in the Geology major.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1103 with a grade of B- or higher and consent of the department.
Note: This course occurs in rugged field conditions and varying weather, for which participants must be physically prepared and equipped. Students may be required to cover food and accommodation costs.
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GEOL 3103 - Igneous Petrology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course involves the theoretical and practical study of igneous rocks in hand specimen and thin section. Major topics include the description, classification and origin of igneous rocks. Melting, magma crystallization and magma differentiation are also covered; along with the relationship between tectonics and igneous petrology.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2111 with a minimum grade of C- or higher. Courses
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GEOL 3107 - Geomorphology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course focuses on landforms and formations and the processes which produce them. Topics of study include glaciation, fluvial geomorphology (rivers and lakes), effects of climate change and other dynamic changes about land forms and their associated geology. Included in the laboratory work are map interpretation and air photo analysis.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2109 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 3109 - Sedimentary Petrology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course involves the theoretical and practical study of clastic, carbonate and other sedimentary rocks in hand specimen and thin section. Major topics include the description, classification and origin of rocks. Sedimentary facies and their relationship to depositional environments will also be covered.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2109 and GEOL 2111 with a minimum grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 3111 - Metamorphic Petrology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course involves the theoretical and practical study of metamorphic rocks in hand specimen and thin section. Major topics include the description, classification and origin of metamorphic rocks. Chemical equilibrium, metamorphic textures and the relationship between regional metamorphism and tectonics are also covered.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3103 and GEOL 3109 with a minimum grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 3113 - Geochemistry
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
An examination of the chemical processes in geologic settings with emphasis on the origin, composition, and chemical fluxes within the Earth’s lithosphere. Topics of study include chemical differentiation of the solar system; formation of the elements; evolution of the crust, mantle and core; radiogenic and stable isotopes; application of geochemistry to mineral exploration.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3103 with a grade C- or higher.
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GEOL 3115 - Exploration Geophysics (formerly GEOP 3101)
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course is an introduction to seismic, gravity and magnetic methods as used in the exploration for hydrocarbons and other geologic resources, and their use in engineering studies.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2105 , MATH 1200 and PHYS 1202 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 3199 - Directed Readings
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Directed Reading
Subject to the approval of the Chair.
Directed Readings are intended to provide a more flexible approach for
students who want to pursue and receive credit in areas of study which are
of particular interest to them. Two Directed Reading courses can be used
for graduation purposes but they must be in different disciplines. A Directed
Reading cannot replicate an existing course. The objectives of the Directed
Reading course(s) must be filed in the Office of the Registrar and will be
made available to any institution requesting them for evaluation purposes.
Arrangements for Directed Readings must be completed on or before the Add/
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GEOL 3300 - Geological Field Methods II
Credit(s): 1.5
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work
5-day field school
A five day field course that teaches fundamental principles and methods of bedrock geological mapping with preparation of a geological map and written report. Topics include: geologic interpretation of field data, topographic and geological maps; stratigraphic interpretation; systematics of rock and mineral identification; description and classification of geological structures and unconformities, and application of relative age determination. This course is offered during a special session immediately preceding the Fall Semester.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2105 , GEOL 2109 and GEOL 2300 with a grade of C- or higher, and consent of the department.
Note: This course occurs in rugged field conditions and varying weather, for which participants must be physically prepared and equipped. Students may be required to cover food and accommodation costs.
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GEOL 3315 - International Geological Field Study
Credit(s): 3
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work
14 day field school and seminars
Students in this course will be immersed in the geology of the country being examined that year. Students will use geological mapping techniques to complete detailed mapping of lithologies and structures in selected areas. The field component of this course will run during a fourteen day period between May and August. A lecture/seminar component will occur prior to the field trip and small research projects will be completed following the field trip.
Prerequisite(s): One of GEOL 2101, GEOL 2105 , GEOL 2107 , GEOL 2109 or GEOL 2300 with a grade of C- or higher, and consent of the department.
Note: Portions of this course will occur in rugged field conditions and varying weather, for which the students must be prepared and equipped. Students will be required to cover travel, food and accommodation costs.
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GEOL 3401 - Geological Materials
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course covers the importance of geological materials such as minerals, rocks, petroleum and ore deposits to society and technology. Topics covered will include the identification of minerals and rocks in hand sample, including rock classification schemes, interpretation of rock textures and structures, and the non-microscope components of sedimentary-igneous-metamorphic petrology.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1101 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4101 - Advanced Topics in Sedimentary Geology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course will include topics current in the field of Sedimentary Geology. These will include sedimentary facies models, seismic stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, micropaleontology and ichnology.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3109 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4103 - Advanced Topics in Igneous/Metamorphic Geology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course will be taught in a seminar format. Topics studied will include those current in the field of igneous and metamorphic petrology such as: structural or geochemical analyses of igneous bodies and/or metamorphic terranes, the granulite problem, analysis of igneous or metamorphic suites, weaknesses of geochronology and/or geothermobarometric studies applied to igneous or metamorphic geology.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2105 , GEOL 3111 and GEOL 3113 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4105 - Hydrogeology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course is a detailed study of the occurrence of groundwater. Topics covered include rock properties that affect groundwater; the quality of groundwater; the geology of groundwater basins; and procedures for surface and subsurface investigations.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3107 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4107 - Geological History of Western Canada
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course examines the geological evolution of Western Canada from the Precambrian to the Recent, with emphasis on the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Lab studies consider the sedimentology, age relationships, paleontology and paleogeography of major stratigraphic units, based on well core and outcrop samples and the primary geologic literature.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2107 and GEOL 3109 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4109 - Petroleum Geology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course studies the principles and theory of hydrocarbon formation, migration and entrapment. It also considers the methods, tools and data used in the subsurface analysis of oil and natural gas accumulations with emphasis on Canadian examples.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2105 and GEOL 3111 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4111 - Ore Deposits and Economic Geology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3
This course will focus on the study of ore occurrences and processes of formation with emphasis on Canadian deposits. Students will also be introduced to mining and exploration techniques, economics, and the Canadian mining industry.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2105 , GEOL 3111 and GEOL 3113 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4113 - Geoscience Research
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course will develop student skills in geoscience research methods. Topics will include how to develop a geoscience research question, choose suitable geoscience analytical techniques, produce a geoscience project proposal, and write a geoscience research paper. Students will determine research topics in consultation with faculty. Each student will be required to produce research paper(s) and present these to students and faculty in a conference-style setting.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3111 and GEOL 3113 with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4199 - Directed Readings
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Directed Reading
Subject to the approval of the Chair.
Directed Readings are intended to provide a more flexible approach for
students who want to pursue and receive credit in areas of study which are
of particular interest to them. Two Directed Reading courses can be used
for graduation purposes but they must be in different disciplines. A Directed
Reading cannot replicate an existing course. The objectives of the Directed
Reading course(s) must be filed in the Office of the Registrar and will be
made available to any institution requesting them for evaluation purposes.
Arrangements for Directed Readings must be completed on or before the Add/
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GEOL 4300 - Advanced Geological Field Methods (formerly GEOL 3101)
Credit(s): 3
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work
14-day field school
A two week field course dealing with observation, interpretation and solution of geological problems in the field. Emphasis is placed on the application of geological field techniques to complete a detailed bedrock geology map by measurement of igneous, metamorphic, and/or sedimentary rocks and interpretation of stratigraphic & structural features. Instruction focuses on the relationship between rock formation and tectonic setting by examining the concepts of bedrock geology compilation and regional synthesis. This course is offered during a special session preceding the Fall Semester; students must complete a bedrock geological map and report during the Fall Semester.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2105 , GEOL 3111 , GEOL 3113 , and 3300 with a grade of C- or higher and consent of the department.
Note: This course occurs in rugged field conditions and varying weather, for which participants must be prepared and equipped. Students will be required to cover travel, food and accommodation costs.
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GEOL 4515 - Sedimentary Basin Analysis
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This course considers the basin-scale controls on the distribution and architecture of depositional environments in space and time. Case studies investigate different types of basins, from tectonically active rifts, strike-slip basins, and forelands to quiescent intracratonic basins, and focus on the packaging of the sedimentary basin fill. Students develop skill sets in sequence stratigraphy and basin-scale modeling of sedimentary systems.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3109 with a minimum grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4601 - Plate Tectonic Regimes
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This lecture and seminar course describes the tectonic regimes of the lithosphere by examining integrated petrological, geophysical, and geochemical perspectives in the context of the Wilson cycle and plate tectonics. Topics include the current understanding of active plate tectonic processes, including: composition of the lithosphere and asthenosphere; mechanics of plate movements; formation of plate boundary types; continental rifts and margins; oceanic spreading, triple junctions and transforms faults; subduction and island arcs; continental collision and formation of mountain belts.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3111 and GEOL 3113 , with a grade of C- or higher.
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GEOL 4607 - Geology of the Canadian Cordillera
Credit(s): 3
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work
3 week field school
Students in this course will examine the geology of the Canadian Cordillera through an integrative study incorporating field work, geophysics, geochemistry, sedimentary/igneous/metamorphic petrology, tectonic processes, and advanced structures. Students will use geological mapping techniques to complete detailed mapping of lithologies and structures in selected areas. This course combines lectures in a classroom setting with a one week experiential field study component.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2105 , GEOL 3300 and GEOL 3111 with a grade of C- or higher and consent of the department.
Note: Portions of this course will occur in rugged field conditions and varying weather, for which the students must be prepared and equipped. Students will be required to cover travel, food and accommodation costs.
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GEOL 5201 - Independent Research Projects I
Credit(s): 3
Lab Hour(s): 6
This course provides the opportunity for students to undertake independent research in a chosen area of the geosciences with the guidance of a faculty supervisor. Students develop hypotheses, a set of methods to test the hypotheses, and undertake primary data collection and analysis on the chosen topic. The results and interpretations are presented as an oral or poster presentation, and as a written report or manuscript-style paper. A faculty supervisor must be confirmed prior to registration in this course.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the department.
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GEOL 5202 - Independent Research Projects II
Credit(s): 3
Lab Hour(s): 6
This course provides students the opportunity to expand on their independent research project from Geology 5201 in a chosen area of the geosciences with the guidance of a faculty supervisor. Students develop hypotheses, a set of methods to test the hypotheses, and undertake primary data collection and analysis on the chosen topic. The results and interpretations are presented as an oral or poster presentation, and as a written report or manuscript-style paper. A faculty supervisor must be confirmed prior to registration in this course.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the department.
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GNED 1101 - Scientific and Mathematical Literacy for the Modern World
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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Students will expand their understanding of the intersections of mathematics, science and technology with daily life. The course will develop and apply critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills through the examination of issues drawn from the real world and current events.
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GNED 1102 - Controversies in Science
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course provides an introduction to scientific knowledge, its role in society, and the relationship between scientific inquiry and mathematics. Students will learn about the scientific method, the role of mathematics and statistics as reasoning tools, and how to research, evaluate, and write about science. Science controversies will be used as case studies.
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GNED 1103 - Innovation
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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Students will investigate one particular scientific or technological innovation from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Students will explore this innovation to understand the mathematics and science that underlie it, or have been influenced by it, and will discuss the role of numeracy and technology in shaping our future. Topics will vary by section.
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GNED 1201 - Aesthetic Experience and Ideas
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course examines human aesthetic responses and our capacities to interpret diverse forms of cultural expression. Students will study some of the following: literary and/or religious texts, paintings, sculpture, architecture, music, film, dance, opera, the decorative arts, as well as other forms of aesthetic expression.
GNED Cluster 2 - Foundation
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GNED 1202 - Texts and Ideas
Credit(s): 3
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Texts and Ideas is a course that explores how specific ideas shape attitudes, belief systems, and values through the perspectives of various disciplines. Through the critical reading of key texts, students will learn about the nature, origins and relevance of one or more ideas, such as “leadership,” “mind,” “the self,” “modernity,” or “the good life “.
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GNED 1203 - Cultural Perspectives on Science
Credit(s): 3
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This course introduces students to the study of science as a cultural activity with the goal of developing their critical thinking and writing skills. Students will learn to be conversant with some of the issues and debates concerning how science, technology, and medicine have shaped and continue to shape beliefs, values, and identities in our world.
GNED Cluster 2 - Foundation
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GNED 1301 - Citizenship Without Borders
Credit(s): 3
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Students will gain a broad overview and understanding of issues related to global interaction and global interconnectedness. The complex concept of ‘globalization’ will be analyzed through interdisciplinary perspectives and students will be encouraged, through debating key issues, to be active global citizens. Instructors may approach the course through the use of specific thematic structures.
GNED Cluster 3 - Foundation
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GNED 1303 - Conflict and the Social Context
Credit(s): 3
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Conflict, whether personal, domestic or international, is one of the defining forces of society. Through an interdisciplinary framework, students will engage multiple interpretations and be introduced to various ways of thinking about the world that they live in through an examination of a conflict in its social context. Each section of the course focuses on a different conflict, using distinct textbooks, assessments, and pedagogical methods to achieve the same course objectives.
GNED Cluster 3 - Foundation
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GNED 1304 - Communities and Societies
Credit(s): 3
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Local, national, and global communities suffer from similar problems. This interdisciplinary course will critically examine key issues within communities and societies, explore the meaning, power, and obligations of citizenship, and begin to develop the skills necessary to create positive, effective, and sustainable change.
GNED Cluster 3 - Foundation
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GNED 1401 - Writing for Academic Success
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 4
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This course develops students’ skills in the types of writing, reading, and thinking required in university today. Students will review basics, analyze contemporary examples, develop research and referencing skills, and design their writing for specific audiences. Writing for Academic Success provides an opportunity to develop new talents and gain confidence in expressing ideas.
Prerequisite(s): English Language Arts 30-1 or equivalent with a grade of 60% or higher, or ENGL 0212 with a grade of C or higher.
GNED Cluster 4 - Foundation
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GNED 1403 - Writing in a Digital Context: Language, Media, Culture
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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Working online and in the classroom, students in this foundational composition course will explore how various new media shape their writing. The course examines social media in particular, such as social networking sites, video file sharing, and blogging, in the context of rhetoric, cultural studies, and new literacies.
Prerequisite(s): English Language Arts 30-1 or equivalent with a grade of 60% or higher, or ENGL 0212 with a grade of C or higher.
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GNED 1404 - Writing about Images
Credit(s): 3
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This foundational composition course focuses on writing about images. Students will refine their understanding and practice of the structures of writing by responding to and analyzing images.
Prerequisite(s): English Language Arts 30-1 or equivalent with a grade of 60% or higher, or ENGL 0212 with a grade of C or higher.
GNED Cluster 4 - Foundation
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GNED 2203 - Mathematics and Human Experience
Credit(s): 3
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This course introduces students to the study of mathematics as part of our intellectual inheritance. Students will explore the nature of mathematics, examining the discipline’s relationship to humanistic studies in the broadest sense. The focus is on areas such as the historical and philosophical, and not about current practical applications of mathematics or calculation. The course will appeal to any student developing a comprehensive picture of the world.
Prerequisite(s): GNED 1201 , GNED 1202 or GNED 1203 .
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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GNED 2302 - Rethinking the Public Sphere
Credit(s): 3
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This interdisciplinary community service learning course brings together an academic, classroom-based curriculum and community service to create a holistic learning experience. Students will gain a deeper knowledge of societal issues, learn to evaluate public debates (though not policy analysis), and apply theories and concepts through collaboration with community partners. Topics will vary based on the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): GNED 1301 , GNED 1303 or GNED 1304 .
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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GNED 2402 - Inside Information: Challenges and Controversies in the Information Age
Credit(s): 3
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This course surveys the many challenges confronting us in the “Information Age”. Students will have the opportunity to explore the major issues that influence information use, creation, and dissemination. Topics may include: tensions between the right to now and the right to privacy; information equity, access, and power; and intellectual freedom.
GNED Cluster 4 - Tier 2
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GNED 3010 - Science in a Global Context
Credit(s): 6
Lecture Hour(s): 6
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5 week field school
This course will provide students with an international experience to deepen their understanding of the scientific issues affecting our world. This interdisciplinary course will examine key scientific issues that influence global communities and environments. Students will engage in experiential learning through an international travel component to understand the role and limitations of science in different environments. Please note that additional fees will apply, outside of normal tuition fees.
Prerequisite(s): GNED 1101 , GNED 1102 or GNED 1103 .
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 3
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GNED 3030 - Global Communities and Societies
Credit(s): 6
Lecture Hour(s): 6
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5 week field school
Globalization has real and often unintended consequences to local, national, and global communities. This course will provide students with international experience to explore the problems and opportunities associated with our interconnected world. This interdisciplinary course will critically examine key issues within communities and societies, explore the meaning, power, and obligations of citizenship, and begin to develop the skills necessary to create positive, effective, and sustainable change. Please note that additional fees will apply, outside of normal tuition fees.
Prerequisite(s): GNED 1301 , GNED 1303 or GNED 1304 .
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3
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GNED 3101 - Experiencing Science
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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In this course students will deepen their understanding of science & scientific issues through direct hands-on field experience. This course will be delivered via a combination of lectures and a field component. The experiential learning may take place with a local, national or international field component. Students will explore the methods, roles & limitations, and interconnectedness of multiple disciplines within science in a range of contexts. Students will apply their foundational skills & knowledge in numeracy & science literacy. Themes, topics and the nature of the field experience component will vary by section.
Prerequisite(s): One of GNED 1101 , GNED 1102 or GNED 1103 .
GNED Cluster 1 - Tier 3
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GNED 3201 - The World in a Thousand Pages
Credit(s): 3
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This course examines one of the masterworks of literature that has had great and lasting influence, both because of its literary merit and because it provides great insight into the society and times in which it is set: it has become, literally, a reading of its world. While “a thousand pages” is meant symbolically, many of these works are substantial; however, a true liberal education entails a conversancy with such books. One text will be the locus of study in each section, aided by supporting sources generally from the same period.
Prerequisite(s): GNED 1201 , GNED 1202 or GNED 1203 .
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 3
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GNED 3301 - Experiencing Communities & Societies
Credit(s): 3
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This interdisciplinary course revolves around a field experience that offers students the opportunity to explore key issues through direct interaction with local, national, or global communities. It will be through this interaction with connections outside of the classroom that students will critically explore the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and begin to develop the skills necessary to create change. This course will be delivered via a combination of lectures and an experiential component. Themes, topics and the nature of the experiential component will vary by section.
Prerequisite(s): GNED 1301 , GNED 1303 or GNED 1304 .
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3
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HIST 1100 - Introduction to History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 1.5
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Tutorial Hour(s): 1.5
All History majors must take this course during their first ten courses in the program (or as soon as possible after a student declares a major in History). Lectures introduce major historical themes, topics, and categories of analysis, while tutorials focus on skills development through interactive assignments and discussion.
Note: Registration is limited to students enrolled in the BA (History).
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HIST 1101 - Europe to 1500
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 4
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This course, which introduces students to the academic study of history, surveys the history of Western civilization up to 1500, with a focus on the political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural life of European societies.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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HIST 1103 - Europe Since 1500
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 4
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This course, which introduces students to the academic study of history, surveys the history of Western civilization since 1500, with a focus on the political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural life of European societies.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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HIST 1111 - South Asia and the Indian Ocean: 2500 BCE - Present
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 4
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This course is an introduction to the history of South Asia from approximately 2500 BCE to the creation of the independent states of India and Pakistan in the mid-twentieth century. Topics to be examined include state formation, social and religious developments, trading world of the Indian Ocean, the impact of Islamic and European states and economies, modes of reactionto colonial rule, the construction of communal identity, and the course of nationalism.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 1117 - America to 1865
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 4
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This course provides a survey of the history of the United States from colonial settlement to the end of the American Civil War. Course topics include the struggle for liberty by groups and individuals, sectional conflict, interactions between Native Americans and the federal government, and changes in politics, society, and diplomacy.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 1119 - The United States, 1865 to the Present
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 4
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This course provides a survey of the history of the United States from the Civil War to the present. Course topics include the struggle for liberty by groups and individuals, America’s rise to global power, and political, social, and economic changes.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 1131 - Canada, Origins to 1867
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 4
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This course introduces students to key issues and events in early Canadian history. Themes include social and cultural change, as well as economic and political developments. Topics such as the interactions between Natives and non-Natives, war and conflict, and French and British relations will be examined
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 1133 - Modern Canada, 1867 to Present
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 4
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This course introduces students to key issues and events in modern Canadian history. Themes include social and cultural change, as well as economic and political developments. Specific topics covered may include Canada’s military participation, the Cold War, immigration and regionalism.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2108 - Gender History in Canada
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course examines gender dynamics in Canada from the eighteenth century to the present day. Themes include sexuality and the body, gender regulation and performance, racialization and colonization, politics, law, popular culture, work, religion, violence, and war.
Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172 or any History course.
Note: History 2108 replaces HIST 2208 and HIST 2209 . Students can only use one of History 2108, HIST 2208 , HIST 2209 or Women’s Studies 2241 to meet Bachelor of Arts (History) graduation and/or General Education requirements.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2202 - The Historian’s Craft
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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The Historian’s Craft is an introduction to history as a distinct field of study. It aims to help students understand what history is, what it means to be a historian, and how to write history. The course is intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors in order to prepare them for the advanced study of history in upper-division courses.
Prerequisite(s): Any one of the following courses: HIST 1100 , HIST 1101 , HIST 1103 , HIST 1111 , HIST 1117 , HIST 1119 , HIST 1131 , or HIST 1133 .
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HIST 2204 - The Medieval World
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course surveys the history of medieval Europe from c. 500 to c.1500. It focuses on the development of the political, religious and social structures that shaped Europe. Topics explored may include the ordering of society, belief systems, warfare and violence, art and architecture, literature, education and intellectual developments, and religious and political institutions.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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HIST 2205 - Health, Disease and Medicine in Western Society
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This survey course in the social history of medicine focuses on the “medical revolution” of the nineteenth century. Topics include epidemics, mental illness, the development of the medical profession, and the role of medicine in culture and society.
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level History course.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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HIST 2206 - The History of Ancient Rome
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course surveys the history of Ancient Rome from the early kings to the establishment of the Principate. Particular attention will be paid to the political, social, and cultural history, and consider its long-standing legacy within Western Europe.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2207 - Histories of Sexualities
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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Histories of Sexualities aims to help students understand that sexuality - both our sexual practices and our attitudes towards sexuality - have varied enormously over time and between cultures; that is, our sexuality is “historically contingent” and “socially constructed”. Given the enormity of the subject, the course will focus on sexuality in Western cultural experience and the topics covered will vary from semester to semester.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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HIST 2208 - Women and Gender in Canada to 1900
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course examines women’s experiences and gender dynamics in Canada from the eighteenth through the nineteenth century. Themes include race and racism, family, politics and political culture, spousal and sexual violence, religion, public and private spheres, as well as sexuality.
Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172 or any first year history course.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2209 - Women and Gender in Canada Since 1900
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course examines women’s experiences and gender dynamics in twentieth century Canada. Themes include feminism’s three waves, the social welfare state, the rise of the Left, World War II, post-war family and consumption, immigration and race, heterosexism and homophobia, environmentalism, and antiracism.
Recommended Preparation: WGST 1172 or any first year history course.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2210 - Travel Studies in Canadian History
Credit(s): 3
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work
3 week field school
Themes and course content will vary, but may include topics such as the settlement of the west, the military history of Canada, Aboriginal/European relations, urban history, and Canadian cultural history. This course will include at least one multi-night field trip to sites in Canada.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 1131 and/or HIST 1133 .
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel, associated with the field trip.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2212 - Travel Studies in American History
Credit(s): 3
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3 week field school
Themes and course content will vary, but may include topics such as the Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, Aboriginal Peoples of the United States, urban history, and American cultural history. This course will include at least one multi-night field trip to sites in the United States.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 1117 and/or HIST 1119 .
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel, associated with the field trip.
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HIST 2213 - Travel Studies in European History
Credit(s): 3
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3 week field school
Themes and course content will vary, but may include topics such as the two World Wars, religion and the state, social history, and European cultural history. This course will include at least one multi-night field trip to sites in Europe.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 1101 and/or HIST 1103 .
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel, associated with the field trip.
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HIST 2215 - History of the People of the Plains: Treaty 7 Field Course
Credit(s): 3
Other Hours Schedule Type Field Work
3 week field school
This course examines the history of the Native peoples in what is now southern Alberta. Topics include Natives prior to European contact, the events leading to Treaty Seven, and the impact of Treaty Seven on First Nations. This course combines lectures in a traditional classroom setting with a week-long experiential field study component.
Note: Students will be responsible for paying all costs, including travel, associated with the field trip.
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HIST 2216 - The American Revolutionary Era
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course is an examination of the creation of the American Republic from 1763 to 1800. Students will understand how thirteen of the English colonies in America rebelled against colonial authority, fought for independence, formed a new nation, and attempted to secure its existence.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 1117 .
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HIST 2220 - The United States as a World Power, 1898-1991
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course is an examination of the emergence of the United States as a major world power from the Spanish-American War to the end of the Cold War. Students will study and understand key events, trends, and policies as well as the people who shaped foreign policy during this period.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 1119 .
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2229 - Europe: The Renaissance to the French Revolution
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course explores the social, political, and cultural history of Europe from the Renaissance to the eve of the French Revolution. Social and cultural changes are considered within the contexts of religious innovation and conflict, the development of capitalism, the rise of the modern state, and the impacts of global exploration and colonialism.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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HIST 2232 - Home, Work and Play in Canada
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course focuses on the history of Canadians in a number of spaces such as home, workplace and recreational settings. A variety of topics such as religion, education, health, crime and punishment, the arts, and popular culture may be examined, as may issues such as race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, regional identity and class.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 1131 or HIST 1133 .
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2236 - Topics in Modern European History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course examines selected themes in modern European history. The specific content of the course will vary by term and instructor. Possible topics include: war and violence, gender and sexuality, intellectual culture, political thought and culture, and/or social history.
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HIST 2237 - Modern European Intellectual History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This historical survey covers the ideas and thinkers of the period 1800-1930 that shaped the modern twentieth century worldview.
Recommended Preparation: Any 1000-level History course.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 3
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HIST 2238 - Topics in Ancient/Medieval European History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course examines selected themes in Ancient/Medieval European history. The specific content of the course will vary by term and instructor. Possible topics include: war and violence, gender and sexuality, intellectual culture, political thought and culture, and/or social history.
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HIST 2239 - European Nationalism in the Age of the Nation-State
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course examines the history of nationalism in Europe between 1780 and 1990. Two separate but related themes will be pursued: how the nation-state emerged as the dominant form of geopolitical organization in Europe, and how nationalism confronted and was adapted to circumstances and rival ideologies. Topics may include popular sovereignty and nationalism in revolutionary and Napoleonic Europe liberal nationalism; the Vienna settlement and the revolutions of 1848; the unification of Italy and Germany; the decay of Europe’s multinational empires; racism, anti-Semitism, and national identity; nationalism and totalitarianism; communism and the nationality question; internationalism since 1945.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 2
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HIST 2241 - Britain and its Empire in the Nineteenth Century
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course will examine the history of Great Britain and its Empire in the nineteenth century. Beginning with the struggles against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and ending with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the course will examine Britain’s development as the world’s leading industrial and imperial power, and the political, social and cultural changes associated with Victorianism. The central themes of the course may include reform and repression in British political life; responses to industrialization; Victorian thought and culture; and the changing face of imperial development.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 3
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HIST 2243 - Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course examines the history of Europe between 1789 and 1989. This period is distinguished by transformations in virtually every area of human life; the creation and destruction of a European dominated world order; the rise, spread and collapse of communism; increasingly destructive spasms of organized violence; and ongoing efforts at collective identity formation.
GNED Cluster 3 - Tier 2
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HIST 2247 - Canada’s Frontier: the History of the West
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course analyzes the West as a distinct region within Canada and in Canadian history. Topics may include: Native peoples, European exploration and settlement, immigration, rural and urban society, social and political protest/reform, the New West, regionalism, political movements, and gendered experience.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 1131 and/or HIST 1133 .
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HIST 2255 - Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in the United States
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course studies the ways immigrants to the US and their descendants created and preserved community and identity at work, in politics, and in social relations. The course also examines the ways dominant groups responded to immigration and migration. The creation of and changes in racial and ethnic identities are central themes of the course.
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HIST 2263 - Conflict and Society in the Twentieth-Century
Credit(s): 3
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This course examines the role of conflict in society during the twentieth-century. It will focus on the ideas that produced social and political upheaval and the impact of this upheaval on various groups. Specific themes and topics to be addressed include the Great War; democracy, fascism and communism in the interwar period; Nazism and the “Final Solution”; the Cold War; competing nationalisms, genocide and contemporary civil wars.
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HIST 2271 - Latin America Before Independence
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course is an introduction to the history of colonial Latin America. Topics will include the process of conquest, the development of imperial bureaucracies to facilitate control, and the nature of everyday life within the colonies. The course will conclude with an assessment of Latin America’s wars of independence.
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HIST 2273 - Latin America After Independence
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
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This course is an introduction to the history of Latin America after Independence. It will trace two centuries of volatile change within a region encompassing twenty unique republics. Among the topics to be explored are chronic militarism, uneven economic development, and ongoing struggles for social justice.
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